Potato salad

 

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Potato salad is a dish made from boiled potatoes, the versions of which vary throughout different regions and countries of the world. Although called a salad, it is generally considered a side dish, as it usually accompanies the main course.

Potato salad is often served with barbecue, roasts, hot dogs, fried chicken, hamburgers and cold sandwiches. It is generally considered casual fare, and as such is typically served at picnics, outdoor barbecues, and other casual meals and events.

It is a popular menu choice of cooks preparing food for a large number of people, because it is easily made in large quantities, it can be prepared in advance and refrigerated until needed, and requires inexpensive ingredients.

Types

General versions of potato salad include:

• salad made with baby potatoes, cooked in their jackets and left whole (skin on)
• larger potatoes, cooked in their jackets and then peeled and cut
• salad with a mayonnaise, Miracle Whip, sour cream or milk dressing
• salad with vinegar dressing
• salad with bacon, anchovies, or mustard.
• salad with a fresh herb or dill dressing and/or chives, scallions, tarragon, gherkins, capers or other items.
• salad with raw onions, cooked onions or pickled onions.
• salad with tomatoes or green beans.
• salad with hard-boiled eggs (a combination of potato salad and egg salad)
• salad with ham, pickles, corn, hard-boiled egg and tomato (known in France as salade piemontaise)
• salad with orange slices, Worcestershire sauce, bacon, and chives.

Different versions of potato salad are served at different temperatures. Most potato salads are served at room temperature or chilled, though the southern German variant may be served warm as well. In the U.S. and northern Germany potato salads are commonly served chilled and require refrigeration beforehand.^{[citation needed]}

Brazil

The Brazilian salada de batata(s) Rio de Janeiro's Brazilian Portuguese: [sɐˈladɐ dʒi bɐˈtatɐ(ʃ)] also known as maionese is made with large cubes of steamed or boiled larger potatoes, generally peeled before cooking, either passed in the pan with garlic, chives and parsley, or some other herbs or vegetables, and covered with cream (generally eaten both hot and cold), or mixing mayonnaise, some olive oil, raw garlic, raw onion and other herbs (such as chives and parsley, but also some pepper) and one more or various other ingredients (the most common is mixing the yolk of a hard-boiled egg in the mayonnaise before mixing the ingredients and after use its white, but also common are ham, corn, peas or chickpeas). It is a side dish for all kinds of lunch (the most important Brazilian meal) and dinner except those which already include some other potato dish.

A more traditional local kind of Brazilian potato salad is batata calabresa, which has its name because one of its ingredients is the South American chili pepper Capsicum baccatum, known in Brazil as pimenta-calabresa. It is made with baby potatoes, cooked in their jackets and left whole.^[1]

Bulgaria

In Bulgaria potato salad is made with boiled then peeled and diced potatoes, leeks or onions, oil, salt and black pepper.

Czech Republic and Slovakia

In the Czech Republic and Slovakia, potato salad is a traditional Christmas meal. It comes as a side dish to a fried fish (most commonly carp) or certain type of white sausage which is served as a dinner on Christmas Eve. Each family preserves their own recipe. It most commonly contains potatoes, carrots, green peas, pickled cucumbers, celery, mayonnaise, eggs and onions. Some families use also parsley, yoghurt, mustard, pepper, salami and other ingredients.

Germany

German "Kartoffelsalat" is a popular variation that is generally prepared with vinegar and oil, rather than mayonnaise, and bacon bits and served warm in the South. Potato salad from northern Germany, however, is generally based on mayonnaise and quite similar to its U.S. counterpart. Potato salad and sausages (like Bratwurst, Weisswurst, Bockwurst or Wiener) is a popular German dish for Christmas Eve.^[2][3]

Italy

In Sicily, potato salad is made with string beans and red onion, dressed with olive oil and vinegar.^[4][5]

Romania

In Romania, potato salad is called salată orientala. The Romanian potato salad is made with potato, eggs, onions and olives or sometimes mayonnaise.

Syria

Potato Salad is a common Syrian side-dish, It contains the following ingredients: Boiled potatoes cut into cubes, tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh parsley, fresh peppermint, onion, green pepper all cut into small pieces. The dressing is made of olive oil, lemon, salt and black pepper. It is eaten cold.

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